Kodak EasyShare CX4230 Digital Camera

Pros: Delicately balanced color photos, simplified picture snapping, one-touch picture downloading, handsome camera body.
Cons: Camera glitches *galore*, dummied-down controls, staggeringly brief battery life, fragile-seeming camera body.

INTRODUCTION

I first purchased a Sony Digital Mavica digital camera in 1998. I love this camera and use it often, but since its highest picture resolution is 640x480, I am a bit at a loss when it comes to multi-person, special event...

Pros: 3x optical zoom, SD/MMC slot, video out, macro mode, easy menus, uses two batteries
Cons: no manual features, battery life, picture compression method

One year later, I'm wishing I'd never bought this camera...and the dock to go with it. Updates to each portion of my review will be in bold for reading convenience. I recently received the Kodak EasyShare CX4200 for Christmas. If you want to ...

Pros: Good quality pics, easy access to pics, affordable with basic features
Cons: Simple features, some corrupt shots, dock costs extra

This was a gift from someone without digital camera experience, who knew I was lost without my first ...

Pros: Easy to use, excellent quality pictures, lots of useful features, looks like a film camera
Cons: Autofocus has problems in low light, fragile power/lens cover switch

BACKGROUND:

The Kodak EasyShare CX4230 is my first personal digital camera. Our household already has two digital cameras - a Kodak CX4200 (essentially a CX4230 without optical zoom and with a fixed focus lens) and the HP 612. I decided to...

Pros: Easy to use, light weight, good image quality, AA batteries, tougher than it looks.
Cons: No movie and nighttime modes, corrupt photos, lens cap, limited settings, slow.

Over the summer, I needed a digital camera quickly. After glancing over review sites such as this one, I had a good idea of what I needed for my first camera. The problem was that I couldn't find any of the models that were highly recommended (The Fuji ...

Pros: Easy to use, nice pics, easy transfer, LCD, lightweight, viewing of saved pics
Cons: Battery life, flash lag, sometimes it forgets that it is a camera

The CX4230 2MP camera is a good value for someone, like me, who just wants to tote around a compact camera that take very good pictures. I bought it with the arrival of first born to record her day to day cuteness and this camera does the job. With ...

Pros: Price, Optical Zoom, Memory
Cons: None so far

I've had other digital cameras, but this camera blows them away when you factor in price and performance. I found it at Best Buy for $199, and it came with freea $40 travel package including case, rechargeable battery, and recharger. 2.0 Megapixels is...

Pros: Inexpensive and easy.
Cons: No response from Kodak prior to purchase

I bought the CX4320 for my wife, who can not be bothered by technology. She takes a lot of snapshots, with a Cannon Elph 35mm, and complained about paying for photos that she didn't like or want. I read the reviews and thought this might be the camera f ...

Pros: Onboard memory 16 MB Ease of Use Ability to create slideshows
Cons: Wish it had more zoom for the long shots

I got my Kodak Easyshare CX4230 in August of 2003, in preparation for a trip to Disneyworld and fell in love with it! It has 2 MP, which is enough resolution for the 4x6 photos I print and is great for the slideshows I like to make with it. I can print ...

Pros: Easy to use, great picture quality, easy editing, one touch picture transfer, inexpensive
Cons: Rechargeable battery doesn't seem to hold charge from docking station.

I did not want to spend alot on my first digital camera. I actually bought a Samsung but had problems with it so I returned it and bought the Kodak. Inexpensive with great features and easy to use, though you'll have to spend for some essential...

Pros: Nice looking. Built-in 16MB memory.
Cons: Clunky operation. Fuzzy, dull pictures.

I bought this camera today, took 12 pictures and it's going back tomorrow. My first and biggest gripe, the picture quality. Very disappointing. Every picture I took, flash or no flash, was dull. Colors were faded and generally had a washed out look ...

Pros: Inexpensive, easy to upload, easy to carry around, good picture quality
Cons: Only decent batterly life...

I like this camera.

It was easy to learn how to use. It took me less then 5 minutes w/ out using any directions. Very good for beginners.

Uploading to the computer is easy. All I had to do was put the CD that came with it in,...

Pros: Takes great pictures, easy to use.
Cons: software does not let you resize pictures easily.

I enjoy using the camera. It is easy to use and takes clear pictures. The zoom makes it easier to look at pictures taken far away. I like being able to see the pictures when they are taken. The only bad thing that I found was the software makes it...

Pros: Easy to use, versatile, small
Cons: Just basics

I bought this camera for my daughter's 16th birthday present. I researched dozens of cameras, and actually went looking for a different brand (Japanese) but found everything I wanted in this Kodak.
I've had trouble getting adapters and batteries for...

Pros: Lightweight, attractive, protected lens, internal memory, great zoom, expansion slot.
Cons: No "rapid fire", takes a while to take the next picture, "spur of the moment".

For the price, this is one of the best cameras I have seen. I got it a week ago and love it. The quality is excellent, battery life seems good, and the zoom is awesome. The optical zoom is the main reason I chose this over other cameras. Even the digital...